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Books from our childhood connect us, challenge us, and set the foundation for who we are as global and critical thinkers. A booklist of over 100 books intended for kindergarten to third graders that illustrate diverse perspectives.
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
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We Are Water Protectors
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Birdsong
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Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del Arcoiris
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Not My Girl
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Where on Earth Is My Bagel?
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We Are the Builders!
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A is for Activist
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Innosanto Nagara (Goodreads Author)
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The Have a Good Day Cafe
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Frances Park (Goodreads Author)
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Missing Daddy
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A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen
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Erin Frankel (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 442 ratings
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Chocolate Milk, Por Favor
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Maria Dismondy (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 209 ratings
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The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
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Sophia Gholz (Goodreads Author)
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I Am Not a Number
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New Shoes
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The sharing circle
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José Feeds the World: How a Famous Chef Feeds Millions of People in Need around the World
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Zonia's Rain Forest
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Juana Martinez-Neal (Goodreads Author)
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GoodBye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
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Frances Park (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 116 ratings
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When We Were Alone
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David Alexander Robertson (Goodreads Author)
4.46 avg rating — 1,955 ratings
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Stay for Dinner
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Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
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Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
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Island Born
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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
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Traci Sorell (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 2,656 ratings
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Before We Stood Tall: From Small Seed to Mighty Tree
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Jessica Kulekjian (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Dim Sum for Everyone!
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Grace Lin (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 1,168 ratings
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The Littlest Viking
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Alexandra Penfold (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 389 ratings
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We Sang You Home
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Richard Van Camp (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 756 ratings
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Stand Like a Cedar
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Nicola I. Campbell (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 177 ratings
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Life in the Boreal Forest
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In Blossom
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Happy in Our Skin
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Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (Reading Rainbow Book)
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When I Was Eight
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My Princess Boy
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The Proudest Blue
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Ani's Light
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Leila in Saffron
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Rukhsanna Guidroz (Goodreads Author)
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I Am the Storm
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Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
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I'll Be the Water: A Story of Loss, Grief, and a Grandparent's Love
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A Day with Yayah
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Nicola I. Campbell (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 305 ratings
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
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Last Stop on Market Street
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Matt de la Peña (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 18,343 ratings
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Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
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Susan Hood (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 869 ratings
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Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X
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Julián Is a Mermaid
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The Day You Begin
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Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 12,196 ratings
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When Spring Comes to the DMZ
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Uk-Bae Lee (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 514 ratings
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Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book
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Andrea Beaty (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 8,644 ratings
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Hair Love
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
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Boys Dance!
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John Robert Allman (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 393 ratings
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Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World
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When We Say Black Lives Matter
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Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)
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I Can Say No
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Jenny Simmons (Goodreads Author)
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A Chair for My Mother
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My Hair is a Garden
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Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
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Reem Faruqi (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
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The Library Bus
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The Boy & The Bindi
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Vivek Shraya (Goodreads Author)
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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Sweet Music in Harlem
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Tenzin's Deer
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All The Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet
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The Name Jar
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Yangsook Choi (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 6,732 ratings
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The Whispering Town
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Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 989 ratings
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The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story
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Jacqueline Jules (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 121 ratings
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Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
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Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl
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Jack (Not Jackie)
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I Am Jazz
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King for a Day
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Rukhsana Khan (Goodreads Author)
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The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
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Aya Khalil (Goodreads Author)
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10,000 Dresses
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My Footprints
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An Egg for Shabbat
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Can Bears Ski?
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Sparkle Boy
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Lesléa Newman (Goodreads Author)
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Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
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Mama, Do You Love Me?
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Bright Star
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Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author)
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Gitty and Kvetch
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The Only One Club
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Mama's Saris
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Pooja Makhijani (Goodreads Author)
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Moses Goes to a Concert
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Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
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I Talk Like a River
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Oh, The Things We're For!
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Innosanto Nagara (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 111 ratings
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We're All Wonders
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The Day the Rain Moved In
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ᑭᓯᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᕋᓂ / Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani / Only in My Hometown
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Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby
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Passover Around the World
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When We Love Someone We Sing to Them: Cuando Amamos Cantamos
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Layla's Happiness
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A Moon for Moe and Mo
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Jane Breskin Zalben (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 266 ratings
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Crazy for Apples
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Malaika’s Surprise (The Malaika Series, 3)
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Nadia L. Hohn (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 101 ratings
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